City Council
	Agenda Request
Agenda Of:	11-17-09	Agenda Request No:		iii-h
Initiated By:	Howard Christian, Utilities Operations Manager	Responsible Department:		Utilities
Presented By:	Howard Christian, Utilities Operations Manager	Department Head:		Suellen Staggs, director of Utilities
		Additional Department. Head (s):		n/a
Subject / Proceeding:	Change Order to SWWC Utility Operations Contract to Include Fort Bend MUD 1
Exhibits:	Change Order
Clearances			Approval
Legal:	n/a		Executive Director:	n/a
Purchasing:	Todd Reed, Purchasing Manager		Asst. City Manager:	Karen Daly
Budget:	Bryan Guinn, Budget Manager		City Manager:	Allen Bogard
Budget
Expenditure Required: $			44,000.00
Amount Budgeted/Reallocation: $			44,000.00
Additional Appropriation: $			N/A
Recommended Action
Authorize change order in the amount of $44,000 to SWWC (Southwest Water Company) for utility operations for the soon to be annexed area of Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #1.
Executive Summary
In FY06, the City Council authorized a five-year contract with SWWC (Southwest Water Company) to provide certain utilities such as meter reading and billing related services citywide. The contract includes the ability to add additional connections as growth of the City occurs at a cost of $2.90 per meter per month. The City will annex Fort Bend County MUD #1 (River Park) effective December 1, 2009. The scope of work that SWWC will be providing in Fort Bend County MUD #1 includes fire hydrant maintenance and inspection, meter reading, meter change outs, large meter testing, billing work orders, and delinquent bill notification and termination. Since Fort Bend County MUD #1 has the 1,237 metered connections, the monthly cost for base services provided by SWWC will increase by $3,587.30. The cost for the base services for the remaining 10 months of this fiscal year is $35,873. We also included $8,127 for additional billable repairs if needed. Funding for the change order was anticipated and budgeted in FY10. The Utilities Department requests the City Council authorize a change order in the amount of $44,000.00 for utility related services to the Fort Bend County MUD # 1 service area beginning upon annexation December 1, 2009.
Exhibits